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King Controls Throttle/Cruise

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Brett,
My intuition more or less told me that the adjustment to 3/4 throttle on the King Controls throttle/cruise unit was not going to be possible.  My thought was that at the least a circuitry change would be required.  In other words, a new functionality for the combination throttle/cruise not possible with mechanical adjustment (throw limiting).
 
Just spoke to Steve Bolling at King, and he did confirm that the dual purpose unit (throttle/cruise) cannot be changed to 3/4 throttle when in cruise only.  The mechanical adjustment would not work for just the cruise program, but limit the foot operated throttle as well.
Peter & Beth Martin
No Forrest? What have you done?
MC# 15890 until Dec 2016; FMCA #F329677
Cincinnati, OH

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Reply #1 –
Our 1997 was originally delivered with the King throttle/cruise control. It currently has an air throttle to control the C8.3 engine. The previous owner had FOT install the air throttle after the King throttle failed in California. He flew his personal mechanic to CA on his company's jet plane, then traded "rides." The mechanic got to drive from CA to NAC using a rope to control the throttle. He reported to us that he propped up the bed with a broomstick and ran the rope to the driver's position. To power up the engine, he pulled the rope. Yee, hah!

I think the cruise control is still a King unit, and the throttle is pneumatic. It works well for us. The only glitches were a few instances when the brake light controls were sticky and prevented the cruise control from setting.
J D Stevens
1997 U295 CAI 36' Build #5085
2002 Subaru Outback
Motorcade 16869
Bellville, TX

Re: King Controls Throttle/Cruise

Reply #2 –
Yup.  There have been a few reports of the King unit acting up.  Donno why that happens.  A couple years back Steve @ King looked my unit over and everything seemed to be working fine.  This was due to an intermittent power issue I had discussed in the old version of this forum.
Peter & Beth Martin
No Forrest? What have you done?
MC# 15890 until Dec 2016; FMCA #F329677
Cincinnati, OH

Re: King Controls Throttle/Cruise

Reply #3 –
Mine works great at 230,000 miles. Hope it never quits...

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